Hay or grain elevator and distributer.



D. F. ESHLEMAN.

HAY 0R GRAIN ELEVATOR AND DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.23,1913.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

2 SHEBTS-SHEET 1.

111E NORRIS PETER: 80.; F'HOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON. l). C.

D. F. ESHLBMAN.

HAY 0R GRAIN ELEVATOR AND DISTRIBUTBR. APPLICATIION FILED JAN. 23, 1913.

1,109,408. Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

7H5 NORRIS PETERS c0 PHOTO-Linda. WASHVNGYONe D C, I

V To a ll whom it mag camera:

Beit known that I, v DAv ID F. a citizen of theiUnitedlstatearesiding at Marion, the countyof Franklin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Haylor Grain, Elevators and Distributers, of which thefol v lowing is a specification 1 The invention relates to lmeans for-deliv erlng hay or gra nwfrom a stack or wagon a, into abarnor warehouse,,and has forits objectthe provision of an apparatus which will be efficient inuseandmay beaeasilyr op erated so as to'distribute the hay or grain evenly in the place where it" is to. be stored. I v A further objectof the invention is to providemeanfs whereby the elevator and dis tributer may be easily shifted so as to dei r th grain ere ,difi r' p nt within the warehouse ,or barn swithout re qu l a t p of ha r ra i s e anisrn or disconnecting thesamefroin the elevator. v

A still- 'object of the invention to provide 'novel carriers or supports for I the hay or grain.

The inventlon seeks also to -improve, generally, the constructionfland arrangement of the parts ofa hayelevatorfand distributer to the end that highly efficient apparatus may be produced at acost which is-not prohibitive. A a The several objects of the invention are trated in the accomp anying I drawings, and

v the. invention resides 1n certain novel features whichwillgbe first fully described and then more particularly pointedzout in the,

A claims following the description.

Inthe drawings; Flgure, 11s a v ew partly n de el ti n nd Par y ins rt f an apparatus embodying my invention, :Sl'lOW'i ing the same applied to the side ofalbarnor warehouse; Fig; 2 is a frontele'vation of g the same; Fig. 3 is a detail perspeotive vview of the upper portion of theelevator and vdistributer belt and its support; Fig; 4 is a de; tail sectional view of one of the shelves or carriers; Fig. 51s a detailplan view'lofa portion of the upper frame; a

My improved elevator and distributer rn'ay bemounted on any convenient 'supportlng frame, but is illustrated as applied to the side" of a barn or: warehouse, indicated at 1, and jadaptedto travel upon upper and lower tracks 2 secured to the bearns of the blllld- Specification of Letters rate r accomplished-in apparatus of the type illus- HAY Q GRAIN RA D DISTRIBUTER. j a

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' to the building below the lower track, and in these brackets is journaled a shaft c 4 which has cylindricalends tort facilitategits rotation in 1 its bearings but: is of angular I ing. Suitable bearing-brackets 3are secured I cross sectional form throughout the greater a portion of its length sothat, sprocket wheels 5 fitted to :said shaftmaybe rotated thereby,

while permitted to, slidethe realong The end of this'shaft is formedlintoa; yoke 6 to facilitate its connection-with the shaftof a.

horsepower and is (also equipped with beveled gear wheel 7 adapted to meshwith a similar gear wheel-8 on the end of ashaft 9 Whichis journaled in suitable bearings 10 on one of the brackets 3. A'b"and pulley 11 is fitte'dlonfthis shaft9 and receives power from a beltc125' so thatthe apparatusmay be operated from an engine or other convenient prime "motor.

A rigid frame 1 3iis'fslidably mountechat to its, lower end on the shaft 4 between the sprockets 5 and to said fra1ne, I secure the rearwardly projecting bracketsll having grooved rollers 15 mounted on their rear ends to engage and ride upon the lower track2, as shown clearly in Fig.1, and rear? Wardly extending arins'16 are secured to the said frame: near theupper end thereof, the rear ,ends'l'ofsaid arms being secured to a connectingtrolley bar 17 carryin'g rollers {j lSQarranged to run "on the upper track 2.

From the trolley bar 17 rise standards19 connected to the uppers-arms" 16 braces 20 and carrying notched; segmentsqor holding racks 21 at their'upper ends, a shmm Inclin'ed posts or supports 22jalsefris'e from the trolley bar. ;Idlers 23"areniounted on these posts 22 to guide thesproeketchains 24 on their return run;"said sprocket chains being actuated by the sprocket wheels 5 as will be'readily ;understood'fonreference to Fig; 2. v Theksaid sprocket wheels 5 are held ,int-hleproper spaced relation'and prevented fro n moving laterally away. from the-con-j cveyerby arms or brackets 25 secured to the I frame near the lower end thereof. up Q Idler sprockets26 are fitted upona rod or r shaft 27 which is secured in and extends between the upper. ends-of theposts 22 and upon this rod or shaft'is' pivotally fitted; a frame QSQsaid frame extending into the warehouse or bariiabove' the fh'aygtor grain stored therein and {being equippedgat its extremity, with bearings for vaq shaft' 29 carrying idler sprockets 30 around'whic h; 5

the sprocket chains 24 may run. Thebeai ings 31 for the shaft- 29 are elongated as shown in Fig. 1, to permit sliding movement oftthe shaft 29 sot-hat the shaft may operation.

vvli'ieh' are ftllornmed on the sides of the frame-28 and equipped With snitablelatches t'o engagerigid segments 35 on the frame. It Willhe readily understood that by manip-' 5 ulatihgithe levers" 34 the shaft 29 and sproEltet s" 30 may he adjiisted to put the s rocket? chains under prop er' tension.

At thejnp'fiei ends of the standards 19 m" fiXed holding. segments-21; as hefore stated; and fulhrnme'd on t'hestandards; coneeiitrie with said seg ents, a e leverser which are eqiii ped With suitable latehes to engage saidsegments, I wardly past' the standards and their rear 25 ends are connected, by upwardly extending:

links W' itli the" frame 28 s0" that; manipulating the said1lev ers,- the frame 28 maybe'se't todeliver at a higher or lower point, as will be readily ,understeoch 30 I The s'rockee chains 24 are disposed slightlybeyontl the side edges of the frames; 13 and'28" and are'oonnected at intervals By cross bars orrodsfififl. v I

h Upon some of the rods are" pivot'e'dfor hiii'ged shelves-or carriers l0; amends ofthe" safid shelves on carriersbeingjeonneeted with A the" n xt rodahove by chains or other flex:

ible devices 41. These-chains or flexible con-'" nections 4'1 ne' r such length thaton the upward or outer run of theaproii'the'y will prevent the shelves. r oar'riers' dropping be low the rods 40t0 which they arerespeemay hingedfandl Will support themat a slight Lipivard inclination; as hown clearly 45 inKEig; 15st; that a bundle plac'ed uponthe shelf will befirmly su d'rted and will be caused tetrayel with the'carrier to theextreiiie end of the plateor 28' Where" it: Willfbe di'schar 'ged'as the carrier or;th e shelf,

passesa oundtheshaft 29. The shelves a're preferably in the former forksfor' fingers4l-2 connected by a red the fingers beings The levers" efitend rear ported "by thep'os'tsih pivotalre'latidii to the upper eI 1d of; the firs't m'efntio'n'ed frame} d'e' Iviees moii'nted; on the-staiidard's heldv v the laterally extending fraihelaiid' cenfietjea a eonveyeri disposed to travelfth'e length or both frames; and means 61 deeming sain- The bundles of hay or grain are placed -upon the shelvesand. the sprocket chains are set in motion through the rotation of .th'e'mainshaft 41.. They bundles are thereby 5 be adjusted to maintain the chains in a sufli ciently taut condition to insure their proper Links 32 are arranged at the sides of the frame 28 and are connected through forks 33 with the shaft 29, the out e i 10 ends of the link'sjbeing pivotedtto levers 34:

carriedto the end of the frame 28 and Will pnepoint inth'barn or Warehouse, the

entire elevator is shifted along the angular fshaft 4, the rollei's',l5 and 18 facilitating 7 said travel; so-that the bundles may be'fdelpositedat another point: Upon referring to" Fig. 1, itiv-ill-be' noted that asthe shelves pa'ss along the return runs of the sprocket chains, they will swing close thereto" and; consequently, Will Iidt' swin'g against other parts and be thereby broken o'ff or injured; The brackets or arms 14s" are somewhat longer than the" supporting arms 16 so that the up er portion" of the elevator will set closer to'thes'ide of the biiildinlgthafi th'e" lower portion" ahd an} ino'linati'on thereby given the. apparatus 1 when will aid in venting the bundles rolling on the shelves asHthey-are heing'f carried u warawT-he strncture shown ahd' desribedfilrnis'hesxalf very strong support for the" appea portitifiof the elevatorvt-ithofit maldng the same" basement heavy, and themes (sf thefl vat'o'i arej held away frdrhthe track's sewer the ivill- Ofli I10 iht'iif r'ii th lateral shifting of the elevator. The roller's s'iiip 'port the Weight of the-elevating apparatus so that thestrain tipoii the driving mdhanism is minimized and the" Weight o'f-ith'e' 11 g trolley mounted my travel; on sai supp-bit, a

frame rigidl'y c'o n'n'eeted with said tiolleyfl and extending above the same, posts' -risin'g from the trolley snijp'orting the upper end ofthe frame, standards risiiig froiiithe trolley;-a' laterally eiiteiidiiig" framestl'ti therewith er raisingaaa ieweririg me sme,

to end. thereof and projeotihg forwardly therefro a frame s'eeiir'ecl as; thefroiit-efid 7 cr am" carriage, a" s'ecdnd" frame disposed above and stipporteaj Hy the oarriagefand extending laterally" ffoiiith. up er eiidhf thev' firs't mentioned' name; elevate -extendin'igsaronnd both franies, and F means on the carriage below th'e nanny an mia-g 'i f0 r ngi l ilii ow'efi gf fi e ii ati b fix p'pbre fipper and lower tracks" on said suppoi'e; 130

carriages mounted to travel on said. tracks and projecting forwardly therefrom, the lower carriage being longer than the upper carriage, a frame secured to the front ends of said carriages, a laterally extending frame supported by the upper carriage and having a hinged connection with the upper end of the first-mentioned frame, means on the upper carriage to raise and lower said laterally extending. frame, an elevator. extending around the two frames, and 'means for actuating said elevator. 1 a i l. The combination of an elevator frame, supporting arms secured to and extending rearwardly from said frame, a trolley' sel" cured to and extending between the rear trolley, posts secured'to andrising from the" trolley, a laterally extending swinging frame supported bythe upper endsof said posts, an elevator arranged to travel upon the elevator frame and said swinging frame, levers mounted on the said standards, and links connecting said levers with the swinging frame, t I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

DAVID ESHLEMAN. [n s.]

Witnesses:

CLMLORR, I FRANKORR;

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